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Indie Rock Dream Journal: Calvin Johnson

Every few months I will have a dream about a subject I have interviewed or will soon be interviewing for a story, usually a musician. These are my work stress dreams and they offer absolutely no insights into these characters. But I feel compelled to make a record of them.

Last night my dream interview subject was Calvin Johnson (above), the musician and proprietor of K Records who I have interviewed numerous times throughout the last year for my book, Love Rock Revolution. These are the things that I learned. Pease note that none of this is true!

The K Records offices are now located in the lunch room of my alma matter Tomah Senior High School in Tomah, Wisconsin.

Calvin works out, heavily, every day and has ever since he was 4, the age at which he was given his first treadmill.

At one point Calvin was in a band called the High Life Society and they are thinking about reuniting (judging from the VHS tape he played for me, they sound a lot like the band Papas Fritas).

Calvin vehemently denies the rumors that Dub Narcotic Sound System* will be reuniting. In fact, when this was suggested he got on the phone, called all the band's various past members and informed them of as much.

K Records was once in league with a motorcycle gang. This relationship lead to a hearing before the Washington State legislature, after which K was exonerated, but the motorcycle gang leader, who looked like Lemmy of Motorhead fame, was fined $500.